East Palestine was the 75-43 winner over Southern when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The East Palestine Bulldogs took a 58-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southern Indians on Saturday. The Bulldogs' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
| 12/16/23 vs Kingsway Christian | 18 |
| 02/13/24 vs Lordstown | 16 |
| 02/01/25 vs Southern | 12 |
| 02/10/24 vs Southern | 12 |
| 01/07/25 vs Leetonia | 11 |
Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Drew Bycroft, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 12 points and three steals. That's the most points Bycroft has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyler Bourne, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
East Palestine's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Southern, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-10 record.
East Palestine will head out to take on Leetonia at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Palestine is facing Leetonia at the right time seeing as Leetonia is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Southern, they will be playing at home against United at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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